Monday, May 30, 2011

Buff Up Week 9 Recap

Wow, what a busy week! I am loving my improv class but it's been weird having a schedule! I've been doing my weight workout first thing in the morning and fitting in my cardio later in the day after my improv class.

This recap will be very brief -- despite a very busy week, I'm happy with keeping up my healthy habits. I'm still fitting in my workouts and I am really enjoying the mini-meals that I announced last week I'd be trying. I think it helps me control portion size if I know that I get to eat again soon!

Thursday:

Weights/strength: triceps, deltoids, chest

Rest day from cardio

Friday:

40 minute jog

Weights/strength: upper back, hamstrings, obliques

stretching

Saturday:

60 minute hike at Runyon Canyon

Weights/strength: quads, glutes, abs

stretching

Sunday:

30 minute bike

Rest day from weights

stretching

I've had something to do in the evening every day. On Thursday I went to a Miss California party with one of my roommates, who is interning for a company that works with the Miss USA program.

That's Miss California and Miss Teen California. It was a weird party -- everyone was just walking around, trying to figure out who was important. It was really boring and we left after just a couple hours!

On Friday I stayed in to prep for an early audition on Saturday morning. My audition went great! It was really fun. On Saturday night I went to a friend's birthday party and did not go to two Memorial Day parties I was invited to. I just didn't have the desire to go to all of them.

Food Diary (Sunday):

1) Tofu jerky

2) Green smoothie

3) Baked beans with broccoli

4) Pumpkin pudding

5) Tofu jerky

6) A few pieces fresh pineapple

I made more dehydrator tofu jerky, but this time I froze and thawed the tofu and sliced it thinner. I think next time I will not freeze it and try slicing it even thinner. I'm surprised at how little tofu shrinks while dehydrating. But the end result was delicious!

I also made a big green smoothie today using my new Sun Warrior protein powder.

I can't even believe how much kale I packed in there. I used about half a bunch of kale (stalks and all) - maybe four cups, plus a handful of spinach, 1/3 cup broccoli, a banana, a scoop of Sun Warrior, a little of my green stevia, a teaspoon of spirulina, some cinnamon, a couple pieces frozen mango and raspberries, and water. Despite all that green it was seriously delicious!

SO MUCH GREEN.

It made all this:

Plus a little more.

I'm also trying sprouting some lima beans, just out of curiosity. We'll see how it goes!

How was your weekend?

Do you like doing mini-meals? Do you find that it helps you with portion size, or does it just result in eating more?